Английская Википедия:Fifth Wheel Truck Stops

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Logo of the Fifth Wheel Truck Stops

The Fifth Wheel Truck Stops was a chain of truck stops, with locations in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. They also offered motel service, restaurants, and truck/RV cleaning.

The Milton location appeared in key scenes of the 1978 film High-Ballin'.[1]

History

The chain was founded in Milton, Ontario, with gasoline first being pumped there in February 1972 and a restaurant opening the following November.[2] It was founded by Lewis Loveridge and Claude Warren,[3] with Jim Powers owning the adjoining restaurant.[2] It was the first full-service truck stop to be established in Canada.[2]

In addition to Milton, it opened truck stops in other locations:[4][5][6]

In 1992, the Open Road Chapel was formed, with its first nondenominational chapel set up at the Fifth Wheel in Milton.[8] Between 1993 and 2010, further chapels were established at Fifth Wheel's other Southern Ontario locations, which laid the base for expansion to other sites across Canada.[9]

In 1993, the chain's business model was converted to that of a franchising operation.[10]

The Fifth Wheel faced competition from the TravelCenters of America and Flying J chains. The chain closed in September 2015.[11][12] Rumours that Irving Oil was behind the closure could not be confirmed.[13]

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